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Artificial intelligence explained: Origins, functioning, uses, risks, and societal choices
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ISBN13: 9798242469341
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jan 3 2026
Pages: 220
Weight: 0.60
Height: 0.55 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jan 3 2026
Pages: 220
Weight: 0.60
Height: 0.55 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Artificial intelligence is transforming the world-but few truly understand how it works, what it really does, and what it means for society. Beyond sensational headlines and futuristic promises, Artificial Intelligence Explained offers a clear, rigorous, and accessible exploration of AI as it actually exists today: powerful, limited, useful-and risky. Written for the general reader, this book demystifies artificial intelligence without technical jargon, while addressing its deepest implications for work, democracy, security, ethics, and human autonomy.
What Is Artificial Intelligence-Really?What does AI do when it learns?
How do algorithms make decisions?
Why are AI systems powerful in some domains and unreliable in others? This book explains:
Clear explanations replace vague claims, allowing readers to distinguish reality from myth.
Real-World Applications Across Society
Artificial intelligence is already embedded in daily life-often invisibly. This book examines AI in:
Each domain is analyzed with balance-highlighting both benefits and structural dangers.
Risks, Bias, and Existential Questions
This book does not minimize risk. It explains why many AI problems are **structural**, not accidental:
AI is not inevitable destiny. It is shaped by law and policy. The book examines:
It shows why the future of artificial intelligence depends less on technology than on collective choices.
Why Read This Book?
This book shows how artificial intelligence reflects society's priorities, power structures, and values-and why understanding it is essential to shaping a future that remains human. If you want to understand artificial intelligence beyond slogans, this book is your essential guide.
How do algorithms make decisions?
Why are AI systems powerful in some domains and unreliable in others? This book explains:
- the origins and history of artificial intelligence,
- how machine learning, probabilistic models, and optimization actually work,
- why AI systems do not understand the world, despite their apparent intelligence.
Clear explanations replace vague claims, allowing readers to distinguish reality from myth.
Real-World Applications Across Society
Artificial intelligence is already embedded in daily life-often invisibly. This book examines AI in:
- finance and banking (risk, credit scoring, automation),
- medicine and healthcare (diagnosis, decision support, ethical limits),
- military, intelligence, and security,
- policing and surveillance,
- cybersecurity and cybercrime,
- law, justice, and public administration,
- industry, logistics, robotics, and transportation,
- art, creativity, education, and research.
Each domain is analyzed with balance-highlighting both benefits and structural dangers.
Risks, Bias, and Existential Questions
This book does not minimize risk. It explains why many AI problems are **structural**, not accidental:
- algorithmic bias and lack of representativeness,
- automation bias and overreliance on machines,
- job transformation and economic inequality,
- environmental impact of large-scale AI systems,
- malicious uses such as fraud, manipulation, and disinformation,
- political and social risks, including erosion of democratic accountability.
AI is not inevitable destiny. It is shaped by law and policy. The book examines:
- AI regulation in Canada, the United States, Europe, and beyond,
- the tension between innovation and precaution,
- open-source versus proprietary AI,
- global coordination and geopolitical competition.
It shows why the future of artificial intelligence depends less on technology than on collective choices.
Why Read This Book?
- Written in clear prose, not technical jargon
- Balanced, critical, and grounded in real deployments
- Suitable for non-specialists, professionals, educators, and policymakers
- No hype, no fear-mongering-just clarity
- Explains both strengths and limits of AI honestly
- Readers seeking to understand artificial intelligence clearly
- Professionals affected by AI in their field
- Educators and students
- Policymakers and informed citizens
- Anyone tired of exaggerated promises or dystopian clichés
This book shows how artificial intelligence reflects society's priorities, power structures, and values-and why understanding it is essential to shaping a future that remains human. If you want to understand artificial intelligence beyond slogans, this book is your essential guide.
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